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Community Question is a category inspired by you. Here and there readers write in with questions that are better served by the varied, experiential knowledge of those who read and contribute in the comments. The following question is from Lindsey C. “My sons have been doing Singapore [...] Keep Reading

Note: I love Cinco de Mayo so much that I devoted a whole section to it in my holiday cookbook! Here is the intro explaining what Cinco de Mayo is all about. Please feel free to chime in and add more info! Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that’s celebrated on—wait for it—the [...] Keep Reading

For many weeks, my younger daughter has been preparing, along with her homeschool co-op class, for a mock trial, which took place Saturday at our county courthouse. Many of you may be familiar with mock trials (or may have participated in them when you were in school), but for those of you [...] Keep Reading

Monday is our last class day for our local homeschool cooperative. The kids have papers to turn in, final labs and tests to take, and then, they have only one more week of this school year before the end-of-year bowling party on May 5th. To say they are elated is an understatement; I share [...] Keep Reading

It is April; the month I typically begin receiving and reading through various homeschooling curriculum and supply catalogs; so naturally, my head is already spinning regarding which courses Meredith and Kenny will take next school year. Because I enrolled Kenny in our homeschool [...] Keep Reading

So, maybe we’re a little cloud-obsessed over here, but I was talking to a friend about Meredith’s Cloud Cake Project, and remembered a related, but simpler, and significantly less sticky, project. Plus, this one requires minimal supplies: construction paper, cotton balls, and [...] Keep Reading

Earlier this year in one of the modules for her Physical Science curriculum, Meredith studied factors that affect the earth’s weather. As is often the case, she became the teacher and I was the student, because I’ve forgotten much of what she’s learning, and teaching [...] Keep Reading

Writing about Homeschooling means that I never stop looking for related, interesting subject matter. I have a running list of topics on the notes app on my iPhone, usually a post-it or two stuck here and there, a crazy number of web browser bookmarks, and sometimes, when there is no paper [...] Keep Reading

Included in Kenny’s American History (Part 2) co-op course this year is a supplemental study of all the U.S. Presidents. So far, and in order, he has studied George Washington to Bill Clinton, and with only two presidents remaining, he should wrap up all 44 just after Spring Break. [...] Keep Reading

Yesterday I received an exciting email from a woman named Jessica. She explained that she and her husband are 3rd generation farmers in Minnesota. They work together on the farm with her in-laws; she does the book-keeping and cooks for all the employees on a daily basis, while her husband [...] Keep Reading

Community Question is a category inspired by you. Here and there readers write in with questions that are better served by the varied, experiential knowledge of those who read and contribute in the comments. The following question is from Brynna H. I have been reading PW’s blog for [...] Keep Reading

Here are the winners of the Charlie “I Can Read” books: #33 lindao: “Interested! Have some little ones in the family that would love them!” #604 Steve: “I have a niece that would really enjoy these.” #1076 Jill C: “My six year old boy is so ready [...] Keep Reading

I’m a sucker for googly eyes. I don’t know what it is about them, but they make me smile; they always have. By the way, smiling is a great work-out for the face. I know this because when I married Jeff I smiled the entire night, and my face ached for two days. If only I could [...] Keep Reading

Photo/Craft Source: i {heart} crafty things Now that you have learned 20 Interesting Facts about Groundhog Day, it is time to gather some supplies and get ready to celebrate with a few crafts and recipes. Not surprisingly, Pinterest is teeming with Groundhog Day ideas, not to mention [...] Keep Reading

To begin with, and for the record, this year I began facilitating Meredith and Kenny’s introduction to Pre-Algebra, while simultaneously reviewing Algebra 1 alongside Emelie so we could proceed through Algebra 2 and complete her Math requirements before the apocalypse (or better yet, [...] Keep Reading

In the past three days I have received several emails suggesting I listen to 13-year-old Logan LaPlante’s TEDx talk at the University of Nevada; so, I did. The entire video is just over eleven minutes long and certainly worth the time. LaPlante is a blend of adorable, articulate and [...] Keep Reading

Community Question is a category inspired by you. Here and there readers write in with questions that are better served by the varied, experiential knowledge of those who read and contribute in the comments. The following question is from Rebekah C. “I have followed the blog posts [...] Keep Reading

Monday was the first day of our homeschool cooperative’s second semester. With temperatures in the teens, those of us in the southern part of Texas were less than excited to trade in our pajamas for presentable clothing and coats–something my girls might affectionately tag [...] Keep Reading